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Shubman Gill, who was dreaming of playing the ICC T20 World Cup, was dropped from the team by the selectors after consecutive flops. Just before the tournament, after showing him the way out, Sanju Samson was again given the responsibility of opening. Ishan Kishan was given a chance and both the players played an important role in making the team champion.
How did Shubman Gill react when India became world champion?
New Delhi. Under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav, India gave a crushing defeat to New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. India won the title for the third time. Team India became the team to win the tournament at home for the first time and also defended the title. The final match was one-sided, where India defeated the Black Caps by 96 runs. Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan scored half-centuries, helping India score more than 250 runs. After this, Jasprit Bumrah took four wickets and reduced New Zealand to 159 runs in 19 overs.
After India’s resounding victory, Virat Kohli congratulated the entire team on social media and said that the team showed great spirit in difficult circumstances. He also praised all the players and support staff. Kohli wrote on
India’s Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill also congratulated the team on his Instagram story and said that the team has brought glory to the country. Shubman Gill wrote on Instagram story, “Proud of our team. It is a dream for India to win the World Cup and you made the entire country feel proud. Congratulations friends.”
what happened in the final match
In the final of T20 World Cup 2026, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and decided to bowl first. Host India proved this decision wrong and scored 255/5 runs in 20 overs. This included half-centuries from Sanju Samson (89), Abhishek Sharma (52) and Ishan Kishan (54). James Neesham tried to change the course of the match by taking three wickets in one over, in which Samson, Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav were out. However, Shivam Dubey finally took India’s score beyond 250 by playing a quick inning of 26 runs in 8 balls.
The New Zealand team never looked in rhythm while chasing the target and kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Jasprit Bumrah took four wickets, Akshar Patel got three wickets and in the end the Kiwi team was reduced to 159 runs. ICC Chairman Jay Shah, former Indian captain Kapil Dev, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma were also present in the final match.
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